conduct research and write a paper about one prevalent safety issue in hospitals. Examples include but are not limited to falls, medication errors, hospital-acquired infections, wrong-site surgery, pressure injuries, and missed/delayed diagnosis.
At a minimum, your research and writing must cover the following:
• definition of the problem
• scope of the problem
• current statistics regarding the problem
• effects on patients
• mitigation strategies
• the role of quality management, process improvement, patient safety, and risk management in managing the safety issue you selected.
• what process improvement process might be the most useful in improvement efforts for the safety concern you selected?
• any relevant laws or regulations that govern the safety concern you selected.
• how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) relates to the safety concern you selected or any applicable privacy concerns
• a comparison to a historic trend in health care
• Which health care setting does the issue exist in?
• Include which health care team members would be involved.
• What is leadership’s role?